Contributor

Lani Harac

is an assistant editor for Teacher Magazine.

February 17, 2006 – Teacher The latest crop of novels for high schoolers takes seriously the idea that teenagers mature in unseen ways: They carry big secrets, big emotions, big ideas, big fears—and the capacity to handle them all.

It's All in the Family

November 11, 2005 – Teacher As they learn more about themselves, older elementary-age kids find out the meaning of family—those they were born into as well as those they make. This spirit of self-explorationis reflected in several new novels for 8- to 12-year-olds.

Political Theater

September 30, 2005 – Teacher In a Missouri town, a $980,000 bequest from a local benefactor prompts questions about who ultimately controls private donations to public schools.

Celebrating Self-Expression

September 30, 2005 – Teacher

The Potential of Youth

August 12, 2005 – Teacher

Whales on Stilts and A House of Tailors

April 15, 2005 – Teacher

Finding a Place & Tilting at Windmills

February 18, 2005 – Teacher

Proof Positive

February 18, 2005 – Teacher

Mythology, Making Room, and Missing Mittens

December 22, 2004 – Teacher